Drapery-holder



H. L. SWENEY.

DRAPERY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1918.

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HELENE I1. SWENEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DRAPERY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed. March 20, 1918. Serial No. 223,492.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HELENE L. SWENEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Drapery-Holders, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to a device for engaging and supporting drapery such for example as lace curtains with an upwardly extending edge or heading.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device which may be readily applied to the drapery without requiring any stitching or permanent fastening, which will properly support the drapery and hold the heading or edge in desired vertical position above the usual supporting rod, which may be readily removed and replaced when it is desired to cleanse or repair the drapery, and which may be readily and economically manufactured.

These and other objects of the invention will appear more fully from the accompanying description and drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a portion of the upper portion of a hanging drapery such as a lace curtain with three slightly different forms of devices embodying this invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown at the left hand of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device shown at the middle of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4' is a side elevation of the device shown at the right hand of Fig. 1.

The device of this invention'is particularly intended for supporting draperies such as lace curtains from a transversely extending rod and with a heading or edging extending up above the rod and is designed so to supportthis heading or edging that it will not droop over but will stand up in the general plane of the hanging drapery.

The device of this invention is designed to be supported directly upon or from the usual transverse rod and for that purpose may he slid or hooked over the rod or may be hooked or secured to rings directly engaging the rod.

The device essentially comprises a central base section extending in a vertical direction and adapted to lie at the back or rear face of the hanging drapery. This base section carries above and below transversely extending bars or pins which are adapted to pass through the material of the drapery and thus to support the drapery on two transverse lines one preferably above the rod and one preferably below the rod. These bars or pins are usually passed transversely through a bunch of plaits or folds such as are customarily formed in hanging draperies. When the upper transverse bar or pin is passed through the heading or edging and the lower transverse-bar or pin is passed through the body of the drapery beneath, the entire device lies sub stantially fiat against the back of the drapery, and when engaged with the transverse rod supports the drapery in natural hanging position with the heading or edging extending vertically upward. As many of these devices are employed as are necessary properly to support the drapery throughout its width.

The device may obviously be made in various shapes and forms and still embody the essential features of the invention. Preferably it is made of a pair of wires twisted together to form the central section and rod supporting element. Preferably also the untwisted ends of the wires are formed into V-shaped diverging sections above and below the central or base section. Preferably also one arm of each V-shaped section is formed into a hook and the other arm bent transversely to form the transversely extending pin. But while this form of construction is preferable and desirable and results in an economically and simply manufactured device it is to be understood that the invention in its broader aspects is not to be limited to such details of construction.

In the drawings a portion of the upper portion of a drapery 1 such as a lace curtain is illustrated. This portion is shown as formed at intervals into bunches of vertically extending plaits '2, 3 and 4:.

A rod 5 is indicated in dotted lines extending in the rear of the hanging drapery.

Such a rod may be of any desired size and construction and may be supported in any well known manner.

At the left hand side of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2 is illustrated one form of device embodying the invention. As therein shown two pieces of wire are twisted together to form a base section 6 which is adapted to extend vertically of the back of the hanging drapery. This base section is provided with means by which it is supported from the rod 5. For that purpose in this particular form the twisted base section is shown as bent to form the rearwardly projecting circular portion 7 which may be slid directly over the rod 5 and thus serve to support the device or holder. Above and below the twisted base section the two wires diverge into V-shaped sections. At the upper end one arm 8 of the upper V-shaped section is bent at its extremity to form the hook 9 while the other arm 10 is bent across and in rear of itself to form the transversely extending pin 11 which is adapted to engage and cooperate with the hook 9. A similar construction is formed at the lower end of the base section, the arms of the diverging V-shaped section being similarly bent to form respectively the hook 12- and the pin 13.

It will thus be seen that when the device is in place the pin 11 is passed through the folds of the plait 4 in the portion which stands above the rod 5 and forms the heading or edging. When the pin has been slipped through the fold it is caught under the hook 9 and held in place. It will be observed that as the pin 11 is bent to lie on the rear of the arm 10 it will be impossible for the plaits or folds of the drapery to slide off at the right of the transverse pin and sliding down the arm 10 and it will also be apparent that as. the pin 11 passes to the rear of the arm 8 into engagement of the hook 9 that it is impossible for the folds of the drapery to pass off the transverse pin at the left. Thus there is here provided in a simple and preferred form means for preventing the portion of the drapery engaged on the pin from slipping off therefrom. The same result is secured at the lower end of the holder or device by a similar construction.

The construction of device illustrated in the middle of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 3 is similar in all respects to that just described excepting that the means on the base section for supporting the device from the rod 5 is presented in the form of a hook 14. It will be readily seen that this hook is formed by doubling the central base section upon itself and then bending it into the form of the book. This enables the device simply to be hooked over the rod 5 and thus to be rempived therefrom without taking down the ro The construction of the device illustrated at the right of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 4c is generally similar to the form last described excepting that in this case the hook 15 is made considerably smaller and the base section correspondingly proportioned. This form is designed for engagement with the eye 16 of a ring 17 supported on the rod 5.

The preferredforms of the invention thus illustrated will serve to indicate that a device embodying the features of this invention may be readily and economically manufactured and will secure all the desired results. The application of the devices to the drapery is of the simplest possible nature. All that is necessary is to pass the transverse pins through the folds or plaits or the body of the drapery at the required points and then engage the device with the rod. No sewing or stitching of any character is required. No damage can possibly be done to the drapery even when made of the most delicate fabrics. When it is desired to take .down the drapery for cleansing or repairing or other purposes it is only necessary to slip the transverse pins out from the drapery and there is no stitching to rip or unravel. When in position the drapery hangs naturally and gracefully with the heading or edging standing up in the plane of the body of the drapery.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A drapery holder comprising a base section. adapted to extend vertically of the back of a hanging drapery, means on said base section for supporting the holder from a rod, and a transversely extending pin at each end of said base section adapted to be passed through and to support the drapery.

2. A drapery holder constructed as described in claim 1 and including means for preventing the portions of the drapery engaged on said pins from'slipping ofl therefrom.

3. A drapery holder comprising a base section adapted to extend vertically of the back of a hanging drapery, means on said base section for supporting the holder from a rod, V-shaped sections divergingly extending from saidbase section at the upper and lower ends thereof, one arm of each of said V-shaped sections provided with a hook and the other arm provided with a drapery engaging and supporting transversely extending pin cooperating with the corresponding hook.

4. A drapery holder comprising a base section adapted to extend vertically of the back of a hanging drapery, means on said base section for supporting the holder from a rod, V-shaped wire sections divergingly extended from said base section at the upper and lower ends thereof, one arm of each hook.

5. A drapery holder comprising two pieces of wire twisted together at their middle sections, the said twisted section bent to form a rearwardly projecting holder supporting element the said wires diverging at each end of the twisted middle section, one member of each diverging pair bent to form a hook and the other member bent to form a transversely extending pin to pass through the drapery and engage said hook.

6. A drapery holder comprising two pieces of wire twisted together at their middle sections, the said twisted section bent to form a rearwardly projecting holder supporting element, the said wires diverging at each end of the twisted middle section, one member of each diverging pair bent to form a hook and the other member bent across and in rear of itself to form a transversely extending pin to pass through the drapery and engage said hook.

7. A drapery holder constructed as defined in claim 5 in which the holder supporting element is in the form of a hook.

In testimony whereof I have, signed my name to this specification.

HELENE L. SWENEY. 

